Event 8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better Day 1 | 2012 World Series of Poker

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Yakovenko	61,600 57,100	57,100
Raymond Davis	57,200 8,200	8,200
Matthew Croker	49,200 6,200	6,200
Todd Brunson	48,500 27,500	27,500

Daniel Negreanu	45,000 18,000	18,000

John Racener	34,000 13,000	13,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Nikolai Yakovenko

61,600

57,100

Raymond Davis

57,200

8,200

Matthew Croker

49,200

6,200

Todd Brunson

48,500

27,500

Daniel Negreanu

45,000

18,000

John Racener

34,000

13,000

Day 1 of Event 8: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better is in the books, and Nikolai Yakoveko and Raymond Davis are among the chip leaders.

The day got off to a slow start, but once the late registrants started to pour in, the field and prize pool grew. When the dust settled, the official number of entrants was 967, and after ten levels of play, only 220 remain.

With no 5 p.m. event at the WSOP today, a plethora of notables played, including Andrey Zaichenko, Owais Ahmed, Mike Leah, Allen Kessler, David Benyamine, Eric Baldwin, Phil Ivey and Xuan Liu. All of those players busted however, induing Ivey, who was unable to get anything going. He did flop the nuts in a three-way all in pot however. With the board reading {7-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} , Ivey and two opponents capped the action, and the rest of the money went in when the {8-Clubs} turned. Ivey’s {a-Diamonds} {q-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {5-Clubs} was a lock to win the high unless the board paired, and it didn’t when the {k-Clubs} fell on the river. Unfortunately, Ivey fell as well to the hands of Mike Matusow.

Matusow and tablemate Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier made it to Day 2. Matusow is somewhat short with around 12,000 chips, but he’s still confident.

“I have five big bets and I feel great,” he said during the tenth level of play.

Other survivors include Daniel Negreanu, who quietly built a 45,000-chip stack, Dan Shak, Amnon Filippi, Men Nguyen, Ryan Lenaghan, Chris Klodnicki, Todd Brunson, and Jeff Madsen.

Davis grinded all day to build his 57,200-chip stack, but during the final level he received an 8,000-chip gift. On a board of {9-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {6-Clubs} , an opponent capped the action, and when the {10-Clubs} fell on the river, he stuck his last bet in. Davis called with {a-Clubs} {a-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} , and his opponent showed {3-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {x-} {x-} before exiting.

We’re nearly 100 spots from the money, and play will resume tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time. Make sure you return to PokerNews for all of your up-to-the-minute updates.

Good Night from Vegas!

Tags: Raymond Davis

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Yakovenko	61,600
Raymond Davis	57,200
Matthew Croker	49,200
Todd Brunson	48,500

Brandon Bregman	47,200
Ryan Lenaghan	46,800 18,800	18,800
Matt Lefkowitz	45,100
Daniel Negreanu	45,000

Jeff Madsen	44,000 17,200	17,200

Joseph Kuether	43,500
David James	43,000
Ryan Miller	41,900

Kenneth Shei	41,600
Jesus Cortes	41,500
Shawn Prigmore	41,400
Men Nguyen	39,900 1,900	1,900

Peter Mavro	39,700
Matt Savage	39,500 23,500	23,500
Gaurav Kalro	39,400
Joe Poole	38,400
Amnon Filippi	38,300 3,300	3,300

Michael Schneider	38,200
Scott Oreilly	37,600
Dan Shak	37,300 -3,700	-3,700
Scott Bohlman	36,900